The Caning of Senator Sumner - Couverture souple

Benson, T.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0155063472 ISBN 13 : 9780155063471

Editeur : Wadsworth Publishing Co Inc, 2003

Synopsis

In May of 1856, when Southern Congressman Preston S. Brooks caned Massachusetts Senator Charles Sumner on the Senate floor, he shocked the nation and shattered the fragile truce that had existed between North and South. Part of the American Stories series, Benson's book introduces students to this key turning point in the coming of the War and as one of the most pivotal moments in American history. Because its story incorporates so many of the era's key issues like slavery and abolition, personal liberty laws and state rights, "Bleeding Kansas" and territorial expansion, ideals of gender and manhood, competing visions of labor and the economic order, and the revolutionary shift between the Whig-based "second party system" and its Republican-dominated third party successor, it provides an excellent window into the mind of a nation on the brink of conflict. These broad implications and the incident's inherent drama make this a natural topic for the American Stories series. The passionate language and sharp controversy of the collection's editorials and speech excerpts should appeal to a wide range of undergraduates. The narrative is complemented by a number of graphics, including images of the incident and maps showing the politics and intellectual geography of the era and how they were affected by the incident.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Dr. T. Lloyd Benson is the Walter Kenneth Mattison Associate Professor of History at Furman University. A native of Ithaca, New York, Benson holds an A.A. degree from the State University of New York's Empire State College and B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. degrees in history from the University of Virginia. He lives in Tryon, North Carolina, with his wife Vicki and his son Joshua.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Wadsworth Publishing Co Inc
• Date d'édition: 2003
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0155063472
• ISBN 13: 9780155063471
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 240
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible